Edward Allen Tamm
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 and confirmed by voice vote, Edward Allen Tamm was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He earned a law degree from Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) in 1930. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1906–1985
- Appointed by
- Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown Law Center) 1930
- Succeeded
- Walter Maximillian Bastian
- Succeeded by
- James Lane Buckley
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | District of Columbia succeeded James McPherson Proctor | Truman (D) | Voice vote |
| 1965 | District of Columbia Circuit succeeded Walter Maximillian Bastian | L.B. Johnson (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center) | LL.B. | 1930 |
| Suffolk University Law School | J.S.D. | 1971 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Tamm authored 17 published opinions for the court (1950–1972). Most cited: United States v. Carper (34 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | United States v. Carper | 116 F. Supp. 817 | 34 |
| 1972 | Middle Atlantic Conference v. United States | 353 F. Supp. 1109 | 20 |
| 1954 | Landell v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co. | 122 F. Supp. 253 | 19 |
| 1958 | United States v. Buchner | 164 F. Supp. 836 | 14 |
| 1954 | United States v. Busby | 126 F. Supp. 845 | 13 |
| 1960 | Szuch v. Lewis | 193 F. Supp. 831 | 11 |
| 1960 | Wisconsin Bankers Association v. Robertson | 190 F. Supp. 90 | 11 |
| 1957 | Arlington Towers Land Corp. v. John McShain, Inc. | 150 F. Supp. 904 | 10 |
| 1958 | United States v. Kenney | 164 F. Supp. 891 | 9 |
| 1958 | United States v. Bachman | 164 F. Supp. 898 | 9 |
| 1960 | Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Porter | 181 F. Supp. 81 | 7 |
| 1950 | Hampton Theatres, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. | 90 F. Supp. 645 | 7 |
| 1959 | Nestor v. Folsom | 169 F. Supp. 922 | 5 |
| 1952 | United States v. Fischetti | 103 F. Supp. 796 | 5 |
| 1951 | United States v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen | 95 F. Supp. 1019 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 17 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Edward Allen Tamm?
- President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Edward Allen Tamm to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1965.
- Was Edward Allen Tamm appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward Allen Tamm was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward Allen Tamm's confirmation vote?
- Edward Allen Tamm was confirmed by voice vote on March 11, 1965. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Edward Allen Tamm on?
- Edward Allen Tamm was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Peter Stevens, under commission of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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20 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).